Comedy and Everything Else

[Barrabus]

It's nice to have Todd back as a special guest, but his barely coherent extended rant about Kyle Cease made me glad he's not on every week.

[nathansmart]

barely coherent? hm.. maybe it's an international difference but I completely understood everything he said and nodded along, wishing I had thought some of the same things

[Barrabus]

"Let me say this one thing, well, let me back up here - and this will tie in with what I've been saying, I promise - is that - and I know there's someone listening to this, going mer-mer-mer, "But I would have said it like this..." - well OK, no, listen, and I had this all worked out in my head to say but, and this is the thing that gets me, it's not even personal, it's not about him pers- well, let me give you an analogy, about the time when I had an appointment with a Mexican doctor - and I think this analogy is really simple, and I think you'll see it..."

It's the way Todd takes so long to say so little. Half a rambling hour to make a point that could be expressed in a minute or so. As I say, I'm glad he's not on every week. Once in a while is great - his recent CDR Radio appearance was joyful.

[brewcaster]

I love the way Todd speaks and forms an argument. MOAR

[Toro]

Wish Todd could be a Pat Francis on NNF type guest and show up every 4 or 5 eps or something like that

"Let me say this one thing, well, let me back up here - and this will tie in with what I've been saying, I promise - is that - and I know there's someone listening to this, going mer-mer-mer, "But I would have said it like this..." - well OK, no, listen, and I had this all worked out in my head to say but, and this is the thing that gets me, it's not even personal, it's not about him pers- well, let me give you an analogy, about the time when I had an appointment with a Mexican doctor - and I think this analogy is really simple, and I think you'll see it..."

I could listen to that for hours.

[Ghost Dad]

"Let me say this one thing, well, let me back up here - and this will tie in with what I've been saying, I promise - is that - and I know there's someone listening to this, going mer-mer-mer, "But I would have said it like this..." - well OK, no, listen, and I had this all worked out in my head to say but, and this is the thing that gets me, it's not even personal, it's not about him pers- well, let me give you an analogy, about the time when I had an appointment with a Mexican doctor - and I think this analogy is really simple, and I think you'll see it..."

It's the way Todd takes so long to say so little. Half a rambling hour to make a point that could be expressed in a minute or so. As I say, I'm glad he's not on every week. Once in a while is great - his recent CDR Radio appearance was joyful.

See when I hear him talk that way it just makes me think that Todd Glass is doing a comedy equivalent of drunken style kung-fu - and it's beautiful.

Yes, Toro, T.Glass once a month or so would be lovely.

[Junk]

"Let me say this one thing, well, let me back up here - and this will tie in with what I've been saying, I promise - is that - and I know there's someone listening to this, going mer-mer-mer, "But I would have said it like this..." - well OK, no, listen, and I had this all worked out in my head to say but, and this is the thing that gets me, it's not even personal, it's not about him pers- well, let me give you an analogy, about the time when I had an appointment with a Mexican doctor - and I think this analogy is really simple, and I think you'll see it..."

It's the way Todd takes so long to say so little. Half a rambling hour to make a point that could be expressed in a minute or so. As I say, I'm glad he's not on every week. Once in a while is great - his recent CDR Radio appearance was joyful.

What?! That shit is the best!

[$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$]

mer-mer-mer

you just transcribed much more than you needed to

[crowbar]

I think Barabbus is that "one guy" Todd is always talking about.

[JimmyJimmy]

Crowbar swings and its back back back back back back back, GONE!

[Barrabus]

It's like listening to someone with a stammer and ADD trying to tell you the Meaning of Life. You know you've got to be politely patient and sit through it, but the journey can take a while - all those unneccesary detours.

[nathansmart]

We're not disagreeing with you, we're telling you that is exactly why we like it. It's endearing, and it may take a tiny bit longer to get there, but it is always worth the wait.

[Barrabus]

Phew.

You may get back to your lives now.

[brewcaster]

Well, this is awesome:

[schley]

Spectacular! Except, the dialog gets obscured by the music a couple times. I think they should promise to fix that immediately, then never do it.

[crowbar]

Well, this is awesome:

Hahahaha. That's great. Jimmy had some good lines.

Jimmy: "Are you crying?"
Sad voice: "No."
Jimmy: "It's not funny. It's not funny. What you're doing isn't funny."
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Guy in audience: "So, if I put together a good seven minutes, can you recommend me?"
Jimmy: "If you put together a good seven minutes, I'll shit myself."

[ProfessorShutYoMouth]

It's nice to have Todd back as a special guest, but his barely coherent extended rant about Kyle Cease made me glad he's not on every week.

While I strongly disagree with your near-hateful summation(s) of Todd Glass, I have to say I was disappointed that his appearance was kind of wasted with all that Kyle Cease stuff.

Can we all just agree that Comedy Boot Camp sucks and move on?

I do think it is pretty fucking adorable that Todd was taking notes as he listened to the Cease CaEE episodes, though. No homo. (that's still a thing, right?).

Ah who am I kiddin', Todd can come back to CaEE every week to talk only about Kyle Cease and I'd listen.

[JayP7]

Just caught the Todd episode. Loved to hear him back. Loved to hear such and uncompromising (if tangential a bit) position on the matter. Jimmy was journalistic in the interview/conversation and most of the other guys interviewed were guarded, understandably. Todd had a fire and genuine opinion which was just great to hear.

Cease seems to be a bullshitter, or at best a self deluder. Even if Cease is 100% genuine all he can give is the view of 1 or 2 comedians. That's it. His defense of the existence of Improv classes is a silly diversion. Who knows why exactly, but anybody will tell you that in terms of the amount of instruction you can give, improv is WAY different from stand-up.

In an improv class the instructor DOES teach you how to view a scene, structure it, tag it, work with energy, develop your characters and yaddayaddayadda. According to Cease himself he's not helping anybody with how to tell or structure a joke. So what else is there? Some mumbo jumbo about positivity and putting yourself in the mindframe of 'million dollar headliner' and all that trash? Not that "thinking positively" is a trash idea. but it's NOT the basis for telling people you can make them well rounded stand-ups ready to take on the world and send out tapes and open up for a (apparently) senile/desperate Louie Anderson.

Can't wait to hear the conclusion; including Jimmy's review of the boot-camp.

[JayP7]

Also of the Cease shows, I LOVED the part where Kyle was describing, i think his low point or rock bottom or something and Jimmy chimed in with "...and that was somewhere between your half-hour and your hour special?". Made me laugh.

At that point got a bit loose and jimmy started missing/forgetting stuff, but it was also the most entertaining and the most sardonic Jimmy which was great to finally hear after all the leeway he'd given Cease earlier.

[TheBlackSpank]

Drunk Jimmy was hilarious.

When Cease said he was headlining at 12 years old, I wanted to punch him in the dick.